Zakaria ibn Idris Ash'ari Qomi
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Zakaria ibn Idris Ash'ari Qomi or Zakaria ibn Idris ibn Abd-Allah al-Ash'ari al-Qomi (Persian: زکریا بن ادریس اشعری قمی, Arabic: زکریا بن إدریس بن عبدالله الأشعري القمي), known as Abu Jarir (Persian: ابو جریر), was a Shia[1] Muhaddith (scholar of hadith) and one of the companions of Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad aṣ-Ṣādiq (the sixth Shiite leader), Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim (the seventh Shiite leader), and Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (the eighth Shiite leader).[2] A group of Shiite elders[3] have considered him one of the influential people in the growth of Islam.[4] Shaykh Tusi, while counting about 3300 narrators and companions of Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad aṣ-Ṣādiq, has mentioned Zakaria al-Ash'ari.[5]
Zakaria ibn Idris Ash'ari Qomi | |
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زکریا بن ادریس اشعری قمی | |
Born | probably in the early 8th century |
Burial place | Sheikhan cemetery |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, scholar of hadith |
Known for | Abu Jarir |
Parent | Idris ibn Abdullah Ash'ari (father) |
Relatives | Zakaria ibn Adam Ash'ari (cousin) |